2013-2014学年第一学期八年级英语第一次月考试卷

杨庄镇一中2013-2014学年第一学期第一次月考试卷八年级英语第一部分  基础知识运用（65分）Ⅰ.单项选择。（15分）(    )1.—Would you like to climb mountains with me this Sunday?   —I’d love to. But I _______ play table tennis between Class Three and our class. A.am going B.am going to  C.am D.going to(    )2.—Do you like swimming? —Yes, swimming is a good way _______ fit. A.keep B.to keep C.keeping D.keeps(    )3.—Would you please _______ so much noise? —Oh, sorry, I won’t. A. not make B.don’t make C.not to make   D.making(    )4.—What _______ we do then? —Let’s go out for a walk. A.do B.must C.shall D.did(    )5.One of my teammates fell ill ____ he can’t practice with us now. A. so that B.however C. instead of   D.never mind(    )6.Everyone knows China is getting _______. A.strong and strong B.more strong and strong C.stronger and stronger D.strongest and strongest(    )7.—Would you mind _______here? —I’m sorry about that. I’ll go somewhere else. A.no smoking B.not smoking C.no smoke   D.not smoke(    )8.Our football team is _______ win next year. A.sure of B.sure about C.sure that D.sure to(    )9.I think _______ a foreign language is not easy. You should _______ it often. A.to learn; to practice B.learning; practice C.learn; practicing D.learns; to practice(    )10.There _______ a football match next week. Shall we go and watch it? A.will have B.has C.haveD.will be (    )11.—Don’t do that again. Shame on you! —_______ A.Sorry, I won’t. B.Sorry, I don’t. C.All right, I won’t. D.OK, I won’t.(    )12.A bad eating habit will not kill people at once. It can, _______, cause many diseases. A.though B.but C.however     D.because(    )13.Don’t shout at him. He _______. A.will do his best  B.did well in C.is good at  D.did his best(    )14.—Congratulations! Li Ming, you’re the winner in the running race. Are you happy? —Yes, but very tired _______. A.as well B.too    C.either D.as well as(    )15.Could you tell me _______ to the bus station? A.how to get  B.how do I get C.how I do get  D.how will I getII.完形填空。（10分）A lot of students are having all kinds of sports on the sports field. A football game is going on right now   26   Class 3 and Class 4. We don’t know which team will   27  . Look  at those people over there! Some students of Class 1 are practicing the   28   jump. One of them is the best h igh jumper in the school. He practices hard every day. Many people think he will   29   the school record (记录) in the sports meet next spring. Not far away from them, some girls are preparing for a race. They   30   have a 600-meter race in ten minutes. Now on the corner of the field, you can see another group (群) of students. Their teacher is telling them   31   to throw discus (铁饼).In schools,   32   students love sports now. Sports help people to keep   33  . They also help people to live happily. And   34   doing sports on the sports field, many people will   35   good friends, too. Do you think so?(    )16.A.in B.between C.from D.of(    )17.A.win B.winning C.fall          D.falling(    )18.A.long B.far C.high D.tall(    )19.A.break B.turn C.leave D.name(    )20.A.were B.going to C.were going to D.will(    )21.A.what B.how C.which D.that(    )22.A.much and muc     B.most and most C.many and many    D.more and more(    )23.A.health B.tired      C.healthy D.happy(    )24.A.in B.before C.after D.over(    )25.A.become B.change C.get D.bringⅣ.阅读理解。（40分，每小题2分)（A）Are Sports Important?Sports are all around us. We watch and read sports news. There are also sports clubs, and even sports-only channels (频道) on TV. In many countries, players make millions of dollars every year.But why are sports so important? They’re only games, right?Our readers answer:Vlad (Ukraine乌克兰)Sports bring people together. In 2006, our team was able to play in the 2006 World Cup for the first time. Everyone was happy. Rich and poor, old and young, men and women—everyone was in the streets together!Mike (U.S. A.)Sports bring people together, but they divide them too. Fans of different teams fight all the time—they shout and hit each other. And here’s another example: My bro ther plays high school baseball. Last week, his team played an important game. At the game, two parents fought about a call. Come on … ba seball is only a game! Sports are so competitive (有竞争力的) these days. It’s all about winning. Then the game isn’t fun.Oba (South Africa)Right now, some of the world’s best soccer players are from African countries, and the 2010 World Cup games will be held in South Africa. Yes, some players make a lot of money—maybe too much, but  sporting events (like the World Cup) bring tourists to the countries where sporting events are held and money to the people in these countries. And that is good for Africa.(    )26.What’s the idea of Vlad to the sports?  A.They make people rich.    B.They bring people happiness all the time.  C.They make people younger.  D.They bring people together.(    )27. What does Mike think of a game when players and fans only think about winning? A.It’s important.  B.It’s exciting. C.It’s not fun.  D.It’s not necessary.(    )28.Why are sports important for Oba? A.Because sports are competitive these days. B.Because sports can make money for a country. C.Because sports can make players rich every year. D.Because sports can make people happy.(    )29.What does the underlined word“call”mea n? A.Decision. B.Telephone. C.Suggestion. D.Seat.(    )30.What is the main idea of this passage? A.Sports are popular all over the world. B.Sports divide people from different countries. C.People have different opinions about sports. D.Sports bring tourists and money to Africa.(B)One Sunday, Cody decided to go sailing in his boat with his friend Dane, but Dane happened to be away. Dane’s brother Brett wanted to go instead though he did not know anything about sailing. Cody agreed and they set out to sea.Soon they found themselves in a thick fog. Cody was sure they would be hit by a big ship. Fortunately (幸运地) he saw a large buoy (浮标) through the fog and decided to tie the boat to it for safety. As he was getting onto the buoy, however, he dropped the wet rope. The boat moved away in the fog carrying Brett who did not know how to use the radio. He drifted (漂流) about and was not seen until twelve hours later.Cody spent the night on the buoy. In the early morning he fell asleep and was having a dream when a shout woke him up. A ship, the Good Hope, came up and he climbed onto it and thanked the captain. The captain told him that Brett had been picked up by another ship and the ship’s captain had sent out a message.根据短文内容，判断正(T)误(F)。(    )31.Cody went sailing in his boat with his friend’s brother Brett.(    )32.About sailing, Brett knew a little.(    )33.Soon they got into trouble because of the thick fog.(    )34.They drifted about and were not seen until twelve hours later.(    )35.Brett was saved by the ship, the Good Hope. (C)Baseball is one of the favorite sports in the U.S.A. Children play baseball in sports fields or parks. At summer picnic, there is often an informal baseball game. Boys a nd girls, young and old take turns to bat. There are nine players on each team.The baseball season goes from April to September. During this time, baseball matches are showed on TV and members of the important baseball teams become America’s heroes(英雄). At the end of the season the two top teams play against each other. Many baseball fans go along to watch the game. Millions of others listen to the radio or watch the television. People seem to talk only about the game. Even long after it is over, they still talk about the result and the players.American football is perhaps the most popular sport in the U.S.A. The football season begins when the baseball season ends. More people are interested in football than baseball. When there is an important game, thousand s of people sit beside radios or in front of television sets to get the result.(    )36.According to the passage, which is wrong? A.Boys and girls like baseball games. B.Baseball is played in the open air. C.A baseball match has nine players. D.Children sometimes play baseball in parks.(    )37.American people play baseball in April, _______ and September. A.May, June, July, August B.March, May, July, August C.January, June, October, November D.February, May, July, December(    )38.What happens at the  end of the baseball season? A.People talk only about football games. B.Many baseball fans become members of top teams. C.A lot of people join in the games. D.Two top teams play a wonderful baseball game.(    )39._______ follows the baseball season in the U.S.A. A.The baseball season B.The football season C.A baseball match D.A football match(    )40.This passage mainly tells us something about _______. A. the football season in the U.S.A. B.football is more interesting than baseball in the U.S.A. C.the difference between baseball and football D.the baseball season in the U.S.A.(D)Yao Ming, the center of the Chinese National Men’s Basketball Team, served the Houston Rockets in 2002 in NBA. The 2.26m, 120kg center became the first player to come from a foreign team.Yao Ming was born in Shanghai in September, 1980. His mother was a center and captain (队长) of the Chinese National Women’s Team. His father played basketball, too.Yao Ming is widely known in China. He came to be a very important basketball player in CBA. It’s short for China Basketball Association (联赛). During the 2000-2001 season, he got 27.1 scores (得分) for the Shanghai Oriental (东方) Sharks in every match.Yao Ming joined the Houston Rockets in October, 2002. He said it was a new start in his basketball life. He would do his best to learn from the N BA and improve (提高) himself.Sport analyst (分析家) Bill Walton said，“Yao Ming has the potential (潜力), the capability (能力) of changing the future of basketball.”(    )41.The Houston Rockets is the name of a _______ team. A.table tennis B.volleyball C.basketball D.golf(    )42.Both Yao Ming’s father and mother were _______. A.football players   B.basketball players  C.the centers of the Chinese National Team D.the captains of the Chinese National Team(    )43.Yao Ming _______ in CBA during the 2000-2001 season. A.does well B.is good C.was good D.did well(    )44.Yao Ming _______ the Houston Rockets in October, 2002. A.did his best to join B.was well-known in C.became a member (成员) of D.liked  (    )45.Sport an alyst B ill Walton thought Yao Ming was able to _______. A.learn from the NBA  B.change the future of basketball C.improve himself D.became the captain of the Houston Rockets第二部分  写作（35分）Ⅰ.词汇。（5分）(A)用所给词的适当形式填空。46.Can you tell me your reason for_______ (leave) home in a hurry?47.Phelps won eight _______ (golden) medals in swimming in the Beijing Olympics.48.Who _______ (invent) basketball in 1891?49.He is going away for at _______ (little) a week.50.Doing morning exercises is a good way to keep _______ (health).Ⅱ.综合短文填空，用所给单词的正确形势填空。(10分)  On weekends, different people have different activities. I often go to movies   51  my friends Danny. My     52   movie star is Jack Chen. He is a great actor. He    53   very handsome. He   54    a new movie Speed. It’s a very successful action movie. I think it’s     55   . But Danny likes Michael Yan       56   . He likes her famous movie  Sleepless Night. It’s a thriller(惊悚片). I don’t think it’s great.      57    fact, it’s boring.   What’s more, Danny also likes     58    Beijing Opera. He often tells me, “Beijing Opera is     59  fun.” He   60   most of his time on it. I don’t like Beijing Opera very much. But my father likes it a lot. He also want to be a Beijing Opera artist.51.          52.            53.          54.          55.        56.          57.            58.          59.          60.        Ⅲ. 根据对话情景，在空白处填入合适的句子。（5分）A：Tomorrow is Sunday. 61.___________________?B：I’m going to visit my uncle’s farm with my father, Betty.A：Where’s his farm? 62.___________________?B：No, not very far. It’s about half an hour’s walk.A：May I go with you?B：Sure.A：63.___________________?B：We’ll go there by bike.A：64. ___________________?B：Let’s meet at the park gate.A：OK. But when shall we meet?B：65.___________________ seven in the morning.A：All righ t. See you tomorrow.B：See you.Ⅳ.作文（15分）   愉快的周末就要到了，你准备和同学们去人民公园（People’s park）游玩，请把你的活动安排告诉你外地工作的妈妈。   要求80个字左右，开头已给出。   Dear mother，          参考答案第一部分  基础知识运用Ⅰ. 1-5 BBACA  6-10CBDBD  11-15 ACDAA  ”Ⅱ.16-20 BACAD   21-25 BDCCAⅢ .26-30 DCBAC  31-35 TFTFF  36-40 CADBD 41-45 CBDCB         第二部分  写作Ⅰ.   (A) 46. leaving  47. gold  48. invented  49. least  50. healthy   Ⅱ. 51.with 52.favorite 53.looks 54.has 55.exciting 56.better 57.In 58.watching 59.really 60.spendsIII. 61. What are you going to do62. Is it far from here63. How shall we go there64. Where shall we meet65. Let’s make it